Uniform standard-form cabinet



Feb. 20, 1923.

. A c. s. BATES.

UNIFORM STANDARD FORM CABINET.

FILED JAN. 7,. i922.

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A TTORNEY Patented Feb. 20, 1923. l

CHARLES G. BATES, O F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

. Aumronivr STANDARD-'FORM caminarI Application filed January 7, '1922.serial' No. 527,670.

To all. whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, CHARLJisG. BATES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented cer- 1 tain new and useful Improvements inUniform Standard-Form Cabinets; and Indo hereby declare the followingtobe a full, clear, and exact description of the inven tion, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same. v r

This invention relates'to a cabinet, particularly to a filing cabinetadapted to contain insurance or other forms. Insurance forms of standardsize and design are now required in practically all States ofy thelUnion and the cabinet of the present inven.- tion isdesignedparticularly for holding such forms and for the useor' agents handlingthe same. y l It is an object of this invention to provide a simple,convenient cabinet which will contain the forms above `referred to andby means-,of which they canbe quickly placed in position and'withdrawn.`

Other objects and advantagesof the invention'will be apparentlfrom thefollowing description made in connection with the accompanying drawingsin which-g y Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a cabinet as shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same when in closed position;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the cabinet with the lid thereofraised, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Y

Fig. 4 is a detail on an enlarged scale oi one of the hinged sections. i

Referring to the drawings, the cabinet isseen to comprise a rectangularbottom portion 1, the side walls 2 and the end walls 3, which, together,form a rectangular box. A reinforcing strip 4 surrounds the liront sideand ends of the box. A lid member 5 having the flange strips 6 on thefront and ends thereof, is hinged by a hinge 7 'to the rear side wall2-and is adapted to tightly close the cabinet when in closed position,as shown in Fig. 2. The lid member 5 is held in open position by thelinks 8, one of which is hinged to the inside'thereoi and the other ofwhich .is pivotally secured to the inside of one ofthe end walls 3, the

links beingfpivoted' together,"vas shown. in

Fig. 3 and forming atoggle. .'[hisrtogglev when 'straightened withthelidiopen will hold the same in open posit-ion. `It can be brokenanddisposed inside of the box when the lid is closed. `The cabinet has a'vparti-` tion member 9 extending transversely thereacross a shortldistance from` one end forming anend compartment 10.

A par! tition llextends longitudinally of thecabif netrfrom thepartition 9' to one ofthe end Awalls' 3.at substantially vthe transversecenter thereof or slightly toward the rear end. vThe partition 11 isshown'as received in slots in the members at the Vends thereof and thispartition does not extend quite to the topof the cabinet,y as shown inFig 3.

A partition member 12 Vextends between n the partition9v and yone. ofythe end wallsg3 and is hinged at its lower portion a short `.distancefrom the rear side `wallv2,`fthe upper end of the partition extendingsub-4 stantially to the top of the cabinet andbeing beveled to a sharpedge which rests 4 against the said side wall -v2 Vat .its upper fportion. `This partition forms a triangular compartmentl 13; Anotherpartition memf ber 14 is hinged at its` lower end somedisi tance fromthe front of the partition 11 and 1,

is of substantially the same. height asthe partition 11. vShort spacingblocks 15:.a're disposed betweeny the partitions 11 .and 14 againstWhich the latterrnormally rests to be retained in the position shown inFig. 3.

rlhe partitionlc forms with the partition 11 another substantiallytriangular compartrnent 15y and forms with the front side wall 2 one ofthe main compartments 16,v the other main compartment 17 being.

:termed between partitions l1 and 12.

AThe main compartments` 16 and 17k are adapted to receive the standardinsurance forms, which forms are almost as long as said compartment. Therate lists and other smaller documents canv be conveniently tiled in thecompartments 13 and 15, while the shorter forms of miscellaneous naturecan be conveniently filed` in the compartment 10. The. cabinet hasl beenfound to have great utility Vin actual vpractice and to be mostconvenient andk eliiclent for the rapid handling of the various forms,

which, as stated, are now largely of a standard size as required byState laws.

front of said partition, said last named partition being hinged at itslower portion and normally adapted to stand ininclined position with itsupper portion nearer the first mentioned partition than its lowerportion.

2. The structure set forth in claim l, both of said partitionsterminating a short distance below the top edge of the box.

3. A uniform standard form cabinet havingin combination a substantiallyrectangular box, a partition extending transversely of said box andspaced a short distance from one end thereof, a partition extending fromsaid first mentioned lpartition to the other end of the box and'bei-nghinged at its lower port-ion, they-upper portion of the sameresting against the rear side of the box.

4. A form cabinet having in combination a substantially rectangular box,a partition extending transversely of the same and spaced a shortdistance from one end thereof, a vertical stationary partition extendingfrom said partition to the other end of the box at substantially thetransverse center thereof, and a partition having its lower edge hingedto 'the bottom of the box a short distance infront of said stationarypartition and normally disposed to incline towards the same.

5. The structure set forth in claim et both of said last mentionedpartitions terminating a short distance from the top of the box.

6. rlhe structure set forth in claim 5, and a partition extending fromthe transverse partition to the other end of the box having its lowerend hinged to the bottom of the box a short distance from the rear sidethereof and having its upper end normally resting against the rear sideof the box.

7. rihe structure set forth in claim 5, and a hinged cover for said box.

8. A form cabinet ha ving in combination a substantially rectangularbox, a partition extending transversely thereof adjacent one end,vertical partitions' extending longitudi nally thereof between saidtransverse part-ition and the other end of the box and be ing hinged attheir lower ends to the bottom of the box, one of said partitionsinclining` toward the rear side of the box at its upper end, and theother` inclining toward the fixed vertical partition at its upper end.

9. The structure set forth in claim 8, and a hinged cover for said box.

.10. rlhe structure set forth in claim 8, a hinged cover for said box,and means for holding said cover in open position.

l1. A form cabinet comprising a substantially rectangular box, apartition extending transversely thereof adjacent one end, a verticalfixed partition extending from said fixed partition to the remote end ofthe box, a hinged portion also extending from the transverse partitionrto the remote end of the box having its upper end normally inclinedtoward said fixed partition and another partition extending from saidtransverse partition to the remote end'of the box and being inclinedAwith its upper end in contact with the rearof the box.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES GQ BATES.

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